The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-27
BIRDS IN MEXICO.
Edward Nilo Tel. Of Their Musical Notes.
Lost az Ranch Carroll

special lNIINrN NuIruHr.I
RASM CAROL Mex. Nov 9-The first
morning of Quar- stay at this beautiful place
we were awakened by thc-ing.ug of birds
$50 many off them that the very air pull
-ated with their melody What Kind of
birds thcy are exactly, We could not tell;
but DO WAS nke % great pecan of praise t0
the Maker a- they aWoke boo their nests
with tine first fiusn off dawn There IS but
one belt Ou both sides of the great noun
tain ranges where there are amy birds 0f
consequence. uud those on the Pacific side.
I ann todd. are f0r fhe most part disfnc
lively tropical. which do not sing. but
Whatever kui These were, they made the
world mcIOliuu- about them The sound,
were 500 r.ch liquid and mellow haiti vas
fhe most exquisite pleasure t0 listen tO
Them. and. compared tother voices those
OF Our ordinary wild s0ug-tera are libe
chld'- mcuItlred notes beside those off %
Patti We hastily dressed and iett the
house, where u0 one seemed tO Dee awake
except the dog, and they probably would
have slept peacefully DO the flras would
have let them.
10 our lcft was the r0ad. and 0n our
right liueof mountains losing Themselves
boo each other n- far a- thee eye could reach
THE house stood SD near that fhe dense
,hrubhcfy ud trees which covered thc
lower part of these mountains reached al
most to the door.
The trees and shrubs We're almost
unknown Go us. but tire wilde banana
leaves wc knew. and as we walked along
thc dense shadows we helped 0urselye, to
e I'D.
tasted. for banana rlpned 600 its own
territory Us 90 very different thing irom
those we get boo eastern cities
We found cactus of many descriptions.
wild grape vines fe-f0OuIug tlc trees. and
many very beautiful flowers hanging $40
shady rccas-D-. ai of thick WaNy petals
and oycrpowcrug perfume. us well as
brilliant color.
The ground beneath our feet was -oit
and fragrant. with "a peculiar messy
growth. and DO seemed as If the plants.
trees and shrubs were disput.ng with each
other for space. souuk and luxurious was
the growth Al FIRST all was still as we
entered the forest. as 10 the birds had
wished 90 make sure Who and what the
in,ruders were before ,.nginganym but
after awhile they began again and sang
until we stood with clasped hands and rev
erent eyes. until the pulsatiug melody
seemed 90 permeate our beings. and we
silently worshiped with them.
Then the sun rose, and little stray
beams penetrated here and there, and all
az once we heard the busy hum of bees,
as they buzzed from flower 10 flower, and
saw thousands of ruby and emerald, gold
and silver humming birds a. they flashed
and dar,od and quiyered and lowered
among the flowers that hung full OF
sweetness.
We came 20 place under the shadow OF
a great rock where a spring dubbed up
clear and cool and We drank from our
hands ike children, and the little woman
had good swing In a hanging grapevine
and had p0cketful Of specimens Of one
kind or another. and We both took some
sketches Of rare bits, using up every scrap
Of paper we had with MS, and then the lit
tie lady said.
Edward, what time is it,
at is / O'Clock"
impossible Your watch has run
down. But no. il hadn't, and we began
20 feel q little ashamed OF the childish EN-
thusiasm which had led as on until we
could forget time and breakfast like this,
and we set about retrac.ng our steps, but
there was no path, nothing bat this track
less forest where tho vegetation 4 so
thick and rank that il is impossible 20 ma
your way by any Of the known methods.
The sun was above US, aud as looked at
it made up my mind that we were In
regular fix.
As 10 the little woman, she sat down
among her fallen flowers and began 10
cry. EDWARD FILo'